Zhao Shen was silent for a long time before coming back to his senses. He looked at the soldier who reported the news and asked, "How many people did Tan Fei bring?"
The soldier reported: "There are at least several thousand people, because the streets outside have been completely blocked, and the dense crowds of people are all blocked."
hiss!
Zhao Shen took a breath.
What to do?
Want a mutiny?
The problem is that he has clearly promised to provide benefits. Once he blocks Zhao Shan's army, he will be crowned king in the future. Isn't this good enough?
Why be so greedy?
Why still be greedy?
Zhao Shen was angry in his heart, but after the anger, he quickly regained his senses and thought about how to face the situation?
No matter what, he won't surrender.
It must be induced with benefits.
Zhao Shen quickly thought of a strategy and without further delay, ordered: "Notify everyone in the palace to gather in the backyard. If something goes wrong, I will arrange for people to protect everyone to break out."
"Everyone, wait for my orders."
"Don't run around!"
After Zhao Shen arranged the arrangements, he walked directly towards the gate of the palace without taking any soldiers with him.
Although there are some soldiers protecting Prince Qi's Mansion, these hundreds of soldiers are not enough in front of thousands of people. If a fight really breaks out, facing these idiots in the army, Prince Qi's Mansion will only be slaughtered unilaterally.
It can only be outsmarted.
No direct conflict.
Zhao Shen came all the way to the gate of the palace and saw Tan Fei, Wu Zhuang and Zhang Bangchang leading the team. He looked indifferent and said with a smile: "General Tan, you and General Zhang came hand in hand, and you brought so many troops. What's the matter?"
Tan Fei did not beat around the bush and said straight to the point: "I came here today to hope that the young master will obey nature and submit to the imperial court for the sake of the thousands of people in Xiapi."
Wu Zhuang said: "Master, please be more dignified."
However, Zhang Bangchang lost his good expression and said coldly: "If the young master is disgraceful, we can only help you to show your dignity."
brush!
Zhao Shen's expression changed slightly.
In his heart, he cursed these people for being heartless and unjust, and cursed Tan Fei, Wu Zhuang and others for being ungrateful.
However, a smile instantly appeared on his face, and he said slowly: "Everyone, didn't we make it very clear before? Do we have to resist Zhao Shan's army first and prepare to become emperor?"
Tan Fei sneered and said: "Zhao Shen, do you believe what you said about proclaiming yourself emperor? Even the prince has died on the front line. Just relying on your ability and our military strength, you want to fight with Zhao Shen." If you compete well, it’s almost impossible to win.”
Wu Zhuang said in a deep voice: "Young Master, it's time to wake up from your dream. If we fight against Zhao Shan with our meager strength, we will be destined to die."
Zhang Bangchang said coldly: "Zhao Shen, you are a young man and you have nothing to do. I advise you to take care of yourself."
Zhao Shen's cheeks twitched.
Do you want to take care of yourself?
Time to wake up from the dream?
Thinking back to the past, when his father was still there and Qi was still as stable as Mount Tai, these people all fawned over him, like mangy dogs that couldn't be driven away. Nowadays, the faces have changed in an instant, and the attitude of being respectful at first and arrogant at the same time is disgusting.
Zhao Shen was already filled with rage.
However, he did not dare to break up with each other, let alone confront these people who controlled the army, so he could only continue to deceive these people.
Stabilize everyone first.
After blocking Zhao Shan's army and defending Xiapi County, we will slowly settle the matter in the future.
Zhao Shen's heart was stable and he still had a smile on his face. He said calmly: "Three generals, you have mastered the army. What do you want to do? You can do anything. If you want to take me, it will be easy. I can't do it either." No intention of resisting."
"But before that, can you follow me into the mansion and listen to what I have to say."
"If you still insist on taking me down after saying this, it's up to you. I will never resist."
Zhao Shen said, "What do you think?"
Tan Fei smiled and said: "Since the young master has something to say, how can we disagree?"
Wu Zhuang snorted, but also nodded.
Zhang Bangchang said solemnly: "This is unnecessary."
Zhao Shen saw that the attitudes of the three people were different, but he acquiesced to listen to what he had to say, smiled and waved his hands: "Everyone, please!"
Tan Fei, Wu Zhuang and Zhang Bangchang entered hand in hand and took their seats in the hall. Zhao Shen asked people to serve tea again. After preparing everything, he slowly said: "Three generals, you are arresting me now to surrender to Zhao Shan."
"What good can come from such a surrender?"
"Perhaps Zhao Shan will not accept you. After all, my father was killed. Zhao Rui, Zhao Gou, Zhao Yong, Zhao Fan and other kings were also killed, and no one survived."
"Zhao Shan has always been merciless to those who rebelled."
"The people Zhao Shan shows mercy to are all those he actively recruits."
Zhao Shen took the initiative and said: "Only if Zhao Shan takes the initiative to recruit you, can you get Zhao Shan's rewards and benefits. This is just like men and women. If you cling to a woman, what good will it do? You can only stay away from her. , or even let her take the initiative to join in, so that you can get what you want."
Zhang Bangchang is a rough man.
He frowned and said in a deep voice, "I don't understand what you mean?"
Zhao Shen smiled and explained: "General Zhang, the simple truth is that you have to show the value of united front. You have to let Zhao Shan know that you are capable and that you are difficult to handle, so Zhao Shan will naturally recruit you."
"For example, if you take me for refuge now, you might be killed by Zhao Shan to establish your authority."
"But, what if Zhao Shan comes with his men and attacks the city but fails several times and cannot capture the city, so what if he takes the initiative to recruit you? Zhao Shan cannot go back on his promise made in public."
Zhao Shen smiled and said: "Isn't this kind of surrender better than betraying your old master? There are reputations and benefits. When you are under Zhao Shan's command, you will have enough attention."
Tan Fei was thoughtful.
This is a good idea.
Wu Zhuang did not express his position for a while, but looked at Tan Fei and said, "Old Tan, what do you think?"
Zhang Bangchang also understood and asked: "Old Tan, what do you want to do?"
Zhao Shen knew that Tan Fei was the master, and said again: "General Tan, I am in your hands. If you want to surrender me to Zhao Shan, you can do it at any time. Why not give it a try? Bigger Wealth and greater benefits are right in front of you.”
"No, I don't need it!"
Tan Fei suddenly spoke and had already made a decision.
Zhao Shen was stunned immediately.
What he just said was all considered from the perspective of Tan Fei and others. Why did Tan Fei refuse?
Zhao Shen said: "General Tan, why don't you give it a try?"
Tan Fei replied: "Your words are very confusing and can arouse people's fighting spirit. They will make people further fight against Zhao Shan for their own benefit. This will save your life and allow you to use our power. Continue to resist Zhao Shan’s idea. However, there are too many omissions in these words. "
Zhao Shen asked: "What's the omission?"
Tan Fei said directly: "The simplest reason is that our troops in Xiapi City have already lost their morale. How can we still have the morale to resist?"
"The premise that Zhao Shen mentioned is that if you can block Zhao Shan, you must at least have the ability to compete with Zhao Shan. Now people are panicked, everyone is afraid, and they don't want to fight anymore, why are you fighting a ghost?"
"I want to order a fight to the death. Maybe I will be shot by soldiers while walking in the army."
"Wu Zhuang and Zhang Bangchang are the same."
"If they are absolutely elite, I would naturally be willing to fight and create a more glorious future. The problem is that the soldiers we left behind are all relatively weak troops under the prince's command, and we are not the best at fighting."
Tan Fei said in a deep voice: "So under this premise, we can't win at all, and we can't continue to fight. The most important point is, what if we resist and anger Zhao Shan, and he has no way to survive? Surrender now, It is impossible for Zhao Shan to refuse. Even if he looks down on us, he will accept it. After resistance, there is no telling. "
Wu Zhuang's eyes lit up.
This is so well said.
Wu Zhuang nodded hurriedly and said, "Yes, yes, I am the same."
Zhang Bangchang gritted his teeth and said: "Zhao Shen, I thought you were an honest person, but I didn't expect that you still have such sinister and vicious thoughts in your heart. I will deal with you severely today."
As he spoke, Zhang Bangchang raised his fists, stood up and walked towards Zhao Shen.
Tan Fei stretched out his hand to stop him and said: "Old Zhang, you can't hit people. If you hit someone, it will be difficult to explain. If we don't hit people, the emperor will definitely not have any objections to us. If we hit people, the emperor will think that we are tyrannical." Woolen cloth?"
Zhang Bangchang glanced at Zhao Shen bitterly, gritted his teeth and said, "It's an advantage for you."
Zhao Shen was rejected and completely lost hope. The smile on his face no longer existed. Instead, he became furious. He gritted his teeth and said: "Tan Fei, Wu Zhuang, Zhang Bangchang, you are such wolf-hearted people, are you worthy of my father?" ?”
"My father is as kind as a mountain to you, and I treat you well. However, you have betrayed my father and want to attack my father's relatives."
"I'll fight with you!"
"Clang!"
Zhao Shen immediately unsheathed his sword and rushed towards Tan Fei with the sword in hand.
Tan Fei looked calm, without any impatience or panic. Instead, he shook his head, turned sideways to avoid Zhao Shen's sword, and kicked out with his foot.
bump! !
A dull crashing sound was heard.
Zhao Shen screamed and flew backwards. He gritted his teeth and stared at Tan Fei, roaring: "Tan Fei, you betrayed your father and you have been charged with betraying the Lord. You will never be able to wash away it in your life. "
Tan Fei waved his hand, and the soldiers quickly rushed in, controlled Zhao Shen, and said: "You are wrong, this is not betraying the master, but obeying the people. His Majesty the Emperor is wise and powerful, and the Qi Palace is tyrannical. We are responding to the imperial court , conform to public opinion.”
Zhao Shen was arrested and became even more furious.
He was filled with rage.
He struggled hard.
However, the soldier punched Zhao Shen twice, so that Zhao Shen could not even lift his waist. He was curled up and unable to speak. He just stared at Tan Fei with red eyes.
Tan Fei waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to escort Zhao Shen down, then ordered everyone in Prince Qi's Mansion to be detained in the military camp and controlled, and then sealed off the Prince's Mansion.
In addition, all the arsenals, grain depots and money warehouses in the city were sealed and not moved at all.
In fact, Wu Zhuang wanted to rob someone, but Tan Fei stopped him.
If you want to submit to the imperial court, you must be prepared.
The emperor's army has always done no wrong and has strict requirements on military discipline. If we wantonly rob food and money now, wouldn't it be self-defeating if we were held accountable by the emperor?
After Tan Fei arranged everything, he took no further action and waited on the tower.
The next morning, Kong Shentong came again with his troops.
Kong Shentong came to surrender again, but was still rejected by Tan Fei. Kong Shentong was furious and sent troops to attack, but Tan Fei, Wu Zhuang and Zhang Bangchang had already issued orders, saying that they would surrender when Zhao Shan's army arrived and would not fight to the death with the court.
The reason why he did not submit to Kong Shentong but to Zhao Shan was to obtain the greatest benefit for the soldiers.
Just like this, the whole army was united.
No one dropped the ball.
Everyone tried their best to block.
With such a military mentality, even a fierce attack by Kong Shentong would be useless.
Kong Shentong attacked for most of the day. By the afternoon, he still failed to capture Xiapi City, and he was very disappointed. He and Yue Feipeng made a plan. Yue Feipeng went to attack Zhao Yue's rear, and he came to attack Xiapi. Unexpectedly, he had not made any progress.
Kong Shentong looked at the fighting army, and when he was a little anxious, a soldier quickly ran up and reported: "General, your Majesty's army has arrived. Your Majesty is on the way here."
"Follow me to greet His Majesty."
Kong Shentong gave an order.
He led the soldiers back and went directly in the direction where Zhao Shan came. Not long after, he met Zhao Shan who was leading the soldiers. He stepped forward and saluted: "General Kong Shentong, I pay my respects to your majesty."
